Teen Funders Seek Proposals for $60,000 in Awards

Now in its 12^th year, Rose Youth Foundation, an initiative of Rose Community Foundation, will grant a total of $60,000 to organizations serving Greater Denver and Boulder. This year, Rose Youth Foundation has established three funding priorities. The group is seeking proposals for two of these priorities and will award $54,000 in support of programs that:

1. Inspire Jewish youth in grades 7 through 12 to become involved and stay involved in Jewish life
2. Support refugees in adapting to life in Greater Denver and Boulder and becoming self-sufficient

The deadline to submit a grant proposal addressing one of these priorities is Monday, March 4, 2013 at noon.

The group will also identify and award $6,000 to an organization that supports the mental health of teenagers, demonstrating the Jewish teaching that the highest level of tzedakah, charity in the pursuit of justice, is to aid someone in becoming self-sufficient. Rose Youth Foundation will not accept proposals but will make grants directly to a specific organization addressing this priority.

Rose Youth Foundation has met twice a month since November 2012 to learn about philanthropy, Jewish traditions and values related to giving, and to determine funding priorities. For more information about Rose Youth Foundation’s 2013 funding priorities and instructions for how to apply, visit rcfdenver.org/RYF, or contact Sarah Indyk at sindyk@rfdenver.org or 303.398.7416.

About Rose Youth Foundation

Rose Youth Foundation is a grantmaking initiative of Rose Community Foundation. It is a youth-directed group of Jewish 10^th- through 12^th-graders from Greater Denver and Boulder who work together to make a difference by learning about philanthropy and Jewish giving, and by making grants. These are the 2012-2013 members:

Rose Youth Foundation 2012 - 2013 Members

NAME	SCHOOL	GRADE
Noa Baumgarten*	Kent Denver	12
Madeline Booth	Kent Denver	12
Margo Brown*	Colorado Academy	12
Elliot Eisen	Cherry Creek High School	11
Paris Franklin	Pomona High School	10
Jack Glaser	George Washington High School	10
Eitan Grinsteiner*	Grandview High School	12
Jade Lang	Columbine High School	12
Sam Payne	Heritage High School	12
Yoni Rabinovitch*	Denver Academy of Torah	11
Samuel Reiff	Cherry Creek High School	10
Somer Reznick*	Kent Denver	12
Rachel Rockford*	Colorado Academy	12
Juliana Rodriguez	Colorado Academy	10
Josh Rubin*	Kent Denver	11
Lior Schinagel*	Denver Jewish Day School	12
Lauren Schusterman*	Fairview High School	12
Sarah Senkfor	Denver Jewish Day School	10
Blake Sidon	Cherry Creek High School	11
Olivia Solow-Niederman*	Cherry Creek High School	11
Dash Sperling	Denver Jewish Day School	11
Jamie Spitz*	Cherry Creek High School	12
Cale Wagner*	East High School	11

*Indicates returning members